Middle English word ambiguite comes from Latin ambiguus, and later Latin ambiguitas (Ambiguity, uncertainty, equivocalness.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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ambiguus | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) wavering, not to be relied on, untrustworthy, unreliable, treacherous. (of discourse) obscure, ambiguous. Changing, fluctuating, wavering. Going two ways, hither and thither, moving from side-to-side. Hybrid. Uncertain, doubtful, undecided, indecisive. |
ambiguitas | Latin (lat) | Ambiguity, uncertainty, equivocalness. |
ambiguite | Old French (fro) | |
ambiguite | Middle English (enm) |